Andrew Cuomo must hate proving Eliot Spitzer right, but he did today: Cuomo released his first TV attack ad of the gubernatorial race against Republican Carl Paladino. In the ad (which you can see below), Cuomo calls Paladino an Albany-insider with shady business dealings, and a "welfare king"! more ›

Carl Paladino, a Buffalo millionaire who's interested in running for governor, wants voters to know he's angling for the Republican Party nomination. And he knows how to photoshop. The businessman who elicited gasps when he compared health care reform to 9/11 exhibited his questionable taste once again, pasting possible opponent Steve Levy's head onto a Titanic poster. The Post reports the image—that also features GOP chairman Ed Cox, a Levy backer—was sent out through Paladino's campaign manager. more ›

As various national polls show Senator John McCain cutting Senator Barack Obama's lead for the presidential race, the Obama camp has unveiled an ad reminding voters that McCain has more than just one or two houses. Politico reported that when it asked how many homes McCain and his wife owned, McCain said, "I think — I'll have my staff get to you...It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you." more ›

After Hillary Clinton's started airing a commercial in Wisconsin questioning why Barack Obama declined to appear in another debate, Obama came back with his own ad. The voiceover says:

After eighteen debates, with two more coming, Hillary says Barack Obama is ducking debates? It's the same old politics, the phony charges, and false attacks. On health care, even Bill Clinton's own labor secretary [Robert Reich] even says Obama covers "more people" than Hillary and does more to cut costs, saving $2500 for the typical family. Obama's housing plan it stems foreclosures and cracks down on crooked lenders. That's change we can believe in.